Nevada 4, UC Davis 3
Monday, March 27, 2023
Reno, Nevada - McArthur Tennis Center
 
RENO, Nev. – After moving the match up from Wednesday due to predicted inclement weather, Nevada men's tennis escapes the UC Davis Aggies with a 4-3 victory to remain undefeated at home and to move to 7-6 on the season, winning their sixth straight match.  
 
The Aggies and the Pack split the first two doubles matches, with Brett Brinkman and Andras Necz taking the win at No. 2 over Nevada's Loris Zisswiller and Satchel Benn 6-2. At No. 3, Juan Batalla and Pedro Liborio defeated UC Davis' Lucas Bollinger and Coleton Hootman 6-2 to bring doubles play down to the final match at No. 1 between Nevada's Matheo Coupu and Youssef Kadiri Hassani. It would be Coupu and Kadiri Hassani to pull off the tiebreaker 7-6 (3) to secure the doubles point for Nevada to lead 1-0 headed into singles.
 
In singles action, Nevada and UC Davis were back and forth through the first four matches, each team picking up two wins a piece. At Nos. 3 and 2, the Aggies picked up wins from Ryan Torres and Constantinos Djakouris, both defeating their Wolf Pack opponents in straight set victories. Torres took Matheo Coupu 6-2, 6-4 while Djakouris earned the match over Pedro Liborio 6-3, 6-1. Nevada's Juan Batalla defeated Andras Necz at No. 6 6-4, 6-3, while Loris Zisswiller earned the victory over Lucas Bollinger, clinching the tie breaker in the first set 7-6 (10) and defeating Bollinger in the second set 6-4 to win the match.
 
The Wolf Pack would go on to win the last two matches to secure the 4-3 win over UC Davis, Youssef Kadiri Hassani winning the second and third sets 6-1, 6-4 over Sam De Vries, making the comeback after losing the first set 4-6. At No. 1, Delmas N'Tcha and Andrei Volgin also battled it out through three sets, but N'Tcha made his comeback in the second and third sets in domination fashion 6-0, 6-3, after losing the first set to Volgin 7-5.
 
Nevada (7-5) continue action at McArthur Tennis Center Friday, March 31 taking on Utah State, their second Mountain West matchup of the season. First serve is set for 2:30 p.m.
 
 
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Nevada 4, UC Davis 3
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Matheo Coupu/Youssef Kadiri Hassani (NEV) def.Andrei Volgin/Mitchell Davis (UCD) 7-6 (3)
No. 2 – Brett Brinkman/Andras Necz (UCD) def. Loris Zisswiller/Satchel Benn (NEV) 6-2
No. 3 – Pedro Liborio/Juan Batalla (NEV) def. Lucas Bollinger/Coleton Hootman (UCD) 6-2
 
Order of finish – 2, 3, 1
 
Singles
No. 1 – Delmas N'Tcha (NEV) def. Andrei Volgin (UCD) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 
No. 2 – Constantinos Djkouris (UCD) def. Pedro Liborio (NEV) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 – Ryan Torres (UCD) def. Matheo Coupu (NEV) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 – Youssef Kadiri Hassani (NEV) def. Sam De Vries (UCD) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 – Loris Zisswiller (NEV) def. Lucas Bollinger (UCD) 7-6 (6), 6-4 
No. 6 – Juan Batalla (NEV) def. Andras Necz (UCD) 6-4, 6-3
 
Order of finish – 3, 6, 2, 5, 4,1